(Source: ACA - The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals) Lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in October mark the first time since September 2011 that they increased from the previous month as well as year-to-date, according to the latest debt collection litigation and complaint statistics report from WebRecon. Filings under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act have the most influence over the increases, according to WebRecon CEO Jack Gordon. 'This year has been emblematic of an environment where litigation continues to evolve in lurches, keeping us guessing about where it is really headed,' he wrote in the report. From September to October,...
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